Agriculture has been known from time to be the major source of wealth, livelihood and economic growth for any nation and Zambia, is not an exemption. Agriculture can be a very lucrative business for farmers and investors alike as the cash crops, food and fruits produced coupled with poultry and snail farming and fish business will always yield good income as food is a very important commodity which people can never get tired of.
Agriculture is very important in any nation’s economic growth and
therefore, its consistent contributions to the evolution of mankind is
overwhelming. Agriculture is a very great opportunity for one to make an income
either on a large or small scale. There are also a lot of career options in
agriculture.
As the world keeps revolving, there are now different ways, you can
earn from agriculture without owning a farm or even physically being present on
the farm.
There is also the use of online farming which can be done from the
comfort of your home, all you need to do is to invest your money in Farmers who
are willing to do the work and you get your profits at the end of the farming
season. Indeed, agriculture can never be out of season.
However, you can invest in the agricultural process and products and
earn money from it without necessarily owning a farm or going to one. There are
a lot of reasons why you can invest in agriculture, one of which is the
increase in the value of the business and it is a low-risk investment, high
profits and flexible work.
Investing in a farm
Agricultural investment is one of the major ways you can earn money
without owning a farm. You can either invest in someone’s farm by giving out
capital that is needed for the business and then earn profits. There are also
online farms which makes it easier to invest in a farm without physically being
present there. You can also invest in a farm by giving out a spare piece of
land to another person who has the time to help in managing it for-profit
purposes.
Online farming
Online farming is almost like the investment type of farming. In
online farming, all you need to do is spend your money for the planting of a
particular type of crop for a duration and at the end of the planting season
when the crops have been harvested and sold, you will get both your capital and
profits. There are a lot of online farms which are legit and offers good
rewards.
Did you know ‘smart farming’ in agriculture?
Smart farming is the application and implementation of modern
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into agricultural practices.
With the experiments on plant breeding and genetics revolutions, this smart
farming is taking over the agricultural world based upon the combined
application of ICT solutions such as precision equipment, sensors and
actuators, geo-positioning systems, Big Data, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs,
drones), robotics and so on.
Smart farming is equipped with the potential to deliver a more productive and sustainable method of agricultural production based on a more precise and efficient approach. Smart Farming provides the farmer with added value in the form of better decision making or more efficient exploitation operations and management. Smart Farming can also provide added benefits in terms of environmental needs, for instance, through the efficient use of water or the optimisation of treatments.
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